[ He walks over and hesitates, but he grips Kim's shoulder softly. Don't mind little dragon landing on the other shoulder and trying to cheer up human friend. It likes Kim! ]
You... were linked with Rika that one week, weren't you?
I hoped so, too. I was so afraid something like this would happen. That one of these trips would really kill someone for good. I hate that it ended up being true.
Or we hoped. I was talking to Yuri before that I wasn't sure if it would always be the case. I didn't want to mention it to everyone, but maybe I should have... But it was probably at the back of everyone's minds anyway.
Yes... I don't think it would have helped, necessarily. Our hope was shaken every week, when people returned to us on the brink of death, or... sometimes seemingly beyond it.
[Oof. As if feeling some kind of sympathetic pain response, Kim brings a hand up to press lightly over the lump under his collar, where Cecile seems to be huddled. The lump shifts a little.
This is also the side of his neck where he's got a dragon on his shoulder, and he gives it a little glance, too.]
I see.
Then... maybe it's not about one or the other, but the connection itself.
[ Finley presses herself between Kotetsu's legs to stay secure there. Being such a big rabbit doesn't help hide, though. ]
Maybe. Or maybe it's something to do with the angels. Or the fact that they didn't have the daemon to bring back, so she was unable to come back. But it definitely has to be something with the bond itself.
[ He lets out a sigh, shaking his head a bit. ]
All I hope is that she's with the others. I'm going to try to write her.
Me, either. Besides... I know they have limits on their letters. I'd rather them trying to spread information or contact people that are closer to them instead of writing back.
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...There is. It's like taking two bullets. None of these weeks have been easy. But this one...
[ This one is so personal to him. ]
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[For Kim, too. For once, the weight is showing in his expression.]
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You... were linked with Rika that one week, weren't you?
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Yes.
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So you probably got to know here pretty well. Are you... okay?
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[ Not that he knew the extent, but... ]
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... I'd hoped she would live.
[Kim can't seem to say what he's feeling, but he can sort of say what he's thinking. So... there's this.]
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I hoped so, too. I was so afraid something like this would happen. That one of these trips would really kill someone for good. I hate that it ended up being true.
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We got too comfortable with the belief that those who vanish will come back to us.
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Yes... I don't think it would have helped, necessarily. Our hope was shaken every week, when people returned to us on the brink of death, or... sometimes seemingly beyond it.
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[A thoughtful look at Finley.]
Perhaps they're able to keep us connected to "life" for a little longer, even if our wounds should, by all logic, be mortal ones.
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...Finley died before me. Her dying is how I died when I was gone.
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This is also the side of his neck where he's got a dragon on his shoulder, and he gives it a little glance, too.]
I see.
Then... maybe it's not about one or the other, but the connection itself.
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Maybe. Or maybe it's something to do with the angels. Or the fact that they didn't have the daemon to bring back, so she was unable to come back. But it definitely has to be something with the bond itself.
[ He lets out a sigh, shaking his head a bit. ]
All I hope is that she's with the others. I'm going to try to write her.
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Have you written many letters to them -- the dead?
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